Q: Is 3,477,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,477,500 a composite number?

A composite number is a number that can be divided evenly by more numbers than 1 and itself. It is the opposite of a prime number.

The number 3,477,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 13 20 25 26 50 52 65 100 107 125 130 214 250 260 325 428 500 535 625 650 1,070 1,250 1,300 1,391 1,625 2,140 2,500 2,675 2,782 3,250 5,350 5,564 6,500 6,955 8,125 10,700 13,375 13,910 16,250 26,750 27,820 32,500 34,775 53,500 66,875 69,550 133,750 139,100 173,875 267,500 347,750 695,500 869,375 1,738,750 and 3,477,500, with no remainder.

Since 3,477,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,477,500, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).